Cushion heel



G. J. WINTER.

CUSHION HEEL.

APPLlcATloN FILED MAY 16. 192| 1,407,506, Patented Feb. 21, 1922.

entre rares Parana carica.

GEF/ORGE il'. WNTER, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

CUSHON HEEL.

releases.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE J. WINTER, acitizen 'of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county ofErie and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements inCushion Heels, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention pertains to cushion heels and it contemplates theprovision of a heel that is simple in construction, easily and readilyapplied and one that will produce a vacuum cushioning ei'ect.

The invention moreover contemplates the provision in a heel of aconstruction that the lower lift may be replaced with a new lift whenoccasiondemands and this replacing of the lower lift may be accomplishedwithout the necessity of expensive tools or skilled labor.

Other advantageous characteristics of the invention will be fullyunderstand from the following description and claims when read inconnection with the drawings forming part of the specification in which;

Figure 1 is a view illustrating in side elevation a portion of a shoeand showing in longitudinal section my novel heel as applied to theshoe.

Figure 2 is a rear elevation of a shoe and disclosing in transversesection my novel heel attached to said shoe.

Figure 3 is a transverse section of the lupper portion of my heel.

Figure t'is an inverted plan view of the lower lift` of the heel.

Figure 5 is a similar viewv of the upper portion of the heel, and

Figure 6 is atop plan View of the upper portion of the hee My novel heelis formed by preference, of two sections, the upper portion 1 and thelower portion 2. These portions are formed of resilient rubber orsuitable material as is the case with all heels of this character.

The upper section 1 is provided on its lower face (Fig. 6) with theapertures 3 that extend approximately half way through the height of thesection 1. These apertures 3 are for a very important purpose as will beapparent in the further disclosure of the invention.

As clearly shown in the drawings, the portion 1 is provided' in itslower face with a well or chamber 7 and this chamber is preferablyformed to the depth of approximately i of the thickness of the section1.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pwtqgmtgd Febo 219 19220 Applicationfiled. May 16, 1921.

Serial No. 469,995.

On its upper face (Fig. 3) the section 1 is provided with a well orchamber 5 of more slightly increased depth than the chamber 7 of thelower face of the section 1 and provided in the direct center of thiswell or chamber 5 is a boss or nipple 6. This boss extends longer thanthe depth of the chamber 5 and extends above the upper face of thesection 1 and the nipple or boss is formed integral with the chamber andis produced by removal of material in forming the well or chamber 5.

Manifestly the section 1 is provided with nail or other fasteningapertures 10 for the reception of the well known nails 12 having washers11. The section 1 is secured to the shoe bymeans of the nails 12.

The lower portion 2 is provided on its'inner face with integral barbs orprojections 4 .retained therein.

l would distinctly have it understood that the section 2 is a lower liftand on its ground engaging side is perfectly smooth.

In the practical use of my invention, the section 1 is secured to a shoeby the nails 12 and then the section 2 is positioned on the section 1with the projections 4 in the apertures 3 and said sections are firmlycemented to each other. This cementing of the sections together willproduce an air pocket or chamber 9 as shown.

It will be gathered from the ,foregoing that because of the chambers 5and v7 and the boss 6, the weight of the wearer will be thrown directlyin the center of the heel and this will prevent the heel from becomingrun-down. Thus the lower lift or section 2 will wear off smooth and whenit has been worn to the thickness of paper, the said lift may be readilyremoved and replaced with a new lift without the aid of a shoemaker.

The section 1 always remains on the shoe and hence only a veryinexpensive portion of the heel must be replaced when worn and theremoval of this portion will in no man-v ner injure the inner sole andcounter of the shoe as is the case with the removal of heels now in use.

My novel heel because of its construction is formed of less material andis lighter than heels at. present in the market and may thus be producedat a small cost and because of the increased height of theynipple 6 .ofthe top lift l with respect to the depth of the chamber, snow, etc. isprevented from attaching itself to the outer face ot' the lift 2. Thiswill be better understood when it is stated that the boss 6 bears downon the boss 8 and forces the center of the lower lift 2 outwardly.

The heel shown and described moreover is so for'med that the nails donot contact with the ground or other surface and hence wear of the lowerlift is not attended by marring of a highly polished floor or surfaceand a solid rubber surface is presented to the ground at all times.

IIavingdescribed my invention, what I claim and desire to secure lbyLetters-Patent 1s l. In acushion heel, the combination of an uppersection, a chamber'formed in the upper face of said section, a bossformed in saidchamber and slightly longer than the depth of the chamber,a chamber formed on the lower face of the section, apertures formed inthe lower face of the section adjacent the chamber, a lower sectionadapted to be vsecured to the upper section, projections that seat inthe apertures of the upper section, and arboss formed in the center ofthe lower section and constructed and arranged to enterthe lower chamberof the upper section and rest directly below the boss ofvsaid lastenamedsection.

2. In means for the purpose set forth, the' combination of a cushionedheel consisting .of upper and lower sections, adapted to be sectionadjacent the lboss and adapted to rest in the last-named apertures ofthe upper section; said lower section having alower flat surface.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presenceof twosubscribing witnesses.

GEORGE J. VVIN'IR.A

Witnesses:

CECILIA M. PERNER, W. H. TIoKNoR.

